Vertical joint for wall sheets



Dec. 15, l925- v 1,565,309

S. s. DAYKlN ET Al. v

VERTICAL JOINT FOR WALL SHEETS Filed Feb. 27, 1920 Patented Dec. 15, 192,5.

-UNITED STATES` 1,565,309 IPrvrlaN'r OFFICE.

SPENSLEY S. DAYKIN AND HARRY-O. DAVIDSON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE HYDRAULIC PRESSED STEEL IPORATION OF OHIO.

COM-IPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A COR- VERTICAL JOINT FOR .WALL SHEETS.

Application filed February To all whom 'it may concer/n.'

Be it known that we, SPENSLEY S. DAYKIN and HARRY O. DAVIDSON, citizens of the United States, residing' at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,

, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vertical Joints for lVall Sheetsfof which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates generally to metal buildings and more particularly to a novel form of joint between the vertical metal wall plates attached to the frame work of the building. Y

One object of the invention is to provide an efficient means for connecting the sheet metal plates tothe metallic frame work of the building, said connecting meansbeing of such a nat-ure that the several parts can be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled when desired; and another object of the invention is to provide a novel .form of sealing strip which is locked in with the sheetvmetal plates and constitutes a part of the joint of said plate. l

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction, and in the manner of combining or arranging them, all of which will be fully de. scribed hereinafter and pointed out in the claims. In the drawings forming a part of this specification Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view showing a corner joint; Fig. 2 is adetail sectional View ofsthe joint lused in connection with a double column; Fig. 3 is a similar-view showing a single column; Fig. 4'is a. detail perspective view\of the locking wedge; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing 'the T bolt, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view showing an exaggeratedA angle at which thesealing strip is bent in relation to the side wall plates.

Referring to the drawings 10-10 .indicate thel angle-iron members of the double column and 11 the angle-iron member of the single column.

The sheet metal side wall plates 12 have side flanges'l andthese flanges are extended into parallel relation between the double column members 10, or alongside the single column member 11, and between the flanges 13-13 Vis inserted the body portion-14 of the sealing strip, the head 15 of said strip strad- 27, 1920. Serial No. 361,835.

dling the joint and providing a seal at the front of the building.

The sealing strip is formed from a single piece of sheet metal which is bent upon itself to provide the head and body portions both of which are double thickness as shown and in practice we p refer to arrange the oppositely disposed portions of the head at slight acute angles to the body portion as shown in Fig. 6 and thereby throw the outer edges yof the head into close Contact with the adjacent portions ofthe side wall plates when all of the parts` are drawn tightly together by means of the slotted Tr bolts 16 and wedges 17, the bolts being passed through 'openings produced in the plate flanges, columns and body portions ofthe sealing strips, and then the wedges are driven through the slots in the boltsand all of the parts are bound tightly together.

In the corner joint the side wall plates are bent back at acute angles at their adjacent ends, so that they can be `,brought into parallel relation at the center of the joint, and the head of the sealing strip is shaped to embrace the 'corner formed by the juncture of the two wall plates, and the locking bolt and Wedges are positioned and act exactly the same as previously described. l

It will thus be seen that we provide an exceedingly simple and efficient joint for connecting the side wall plates of a metallic building `to the metallic frame portions thereof and it will also be noted that, by the employment of the sealing strips. constructed as herein shown and described and connected by the same means as the side wall plates, the meeting edges/0f said side wall plates are sealed over'and protected against the weather inasmuch as thev peculiar formation of the sealing strip produces in connec tion with the other operative parts a tight connection between the extreme edgesof the strip and the adjacent portions of the side wall plates.`-

Having thus described our invention, what we claim isz- 1. The combination with a column comprising a pair offianged uprights, of flanged wall plates having their contiguous flanges arranged between the flanged uprights, a sealing strip interposed between said fianges, a slotted bolt passing through said flanges and strip and a wedge member passing through said bolt and bearing against one of said members to hold all of them firmly together.

2. The combination with a flanged column, of the flanged wail plates, a Sealing strip T shape in cross section, the body of said strip being interposed between the Hanges and the headithereof extending across the Contiguous edges ot two adjacent plates and means for connecting said column plate flanges and sealing strip together.

3. ln a joint for sheet metal Wall plates, the combination with a pair of flanged plates of a sealing strip formed of sheet metal and comprising a double portion adapted to fit between the lianges of the wall strip and oppositely disposed double portions adapted to engage th outer faces of the wall plates. a slotted bolt passing through the flanges of the wall plates and the first named Adouble portion of the sealing strip., and a wedge passing through the slotted bolt and adapted to combine the parts together.

ln testimony whereof, we hereunto aiix our signatures.

SPENSLEY S. DYKN. HARRY O. DAVDSGN 

